Kyuon ?

Kyuon ?

Yeh jindagi ab tum se na sahi,

Par tumhare bagair bhi to nahi hain,

Jo roshni andhere ko bujhaye,

Tum se mujh tak wohi pohuchta hain !

Din ki bhag-dour ho, ya phir ho,

Raat ki khamosh tanhai,

Har baar, aur, har jagha,

Mein to mujh main, tumko hi pai !

Kehene ko jo batein reh gai,

Suneko ko bhi to baki utnahi,

Phir kuon meri sabdho ko, mein

Abhi tak awaaz de nahi pai ?

Tum main hi rehti hoon, din raat,

Par hoon tum se koso dur..

Kahan le gai, mujhe yeh jeevan..

Kuon hoon itni majboor ?

Din dhale, raat hoye hain..

Raat beete phir din..

Par yaha na suraj nikla,

Na roshni dikhhi, sab andhera, tum bin !

~Manjuri~